There are many reasons why Baystate nurses are such good caregivers – here’s one of them!

On March 21, nurses from Baystate Medical Center’sNurse Residency Program attended a “unique” graduation ceremony at the hospital’s Tolosky Living Room. They weren’t graduating from nursing school, they’re already nurses. Instead, they were attending the 6th graduation of the BMC Nurse Residency Program.

Baystate’s BSN Nurse Residency Program is a one-year curriculum for newly graduated registered nurses, offering hands-on clinical experience, in-depth learning through monthly seminars, participation in evidence-based projects, and ongoing professional development. The program was developed in collaboration with the University HealthSystem Consortium and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

New graduate nurses participating in the program gain invaluable experience with the mentoring guidance of Baystate staff nurses, and BMC supports new nurse graduates to help ensure we have the nurses we’ll need to provide exceptional care to our patients in the future.

Dr. Monique Abrams and Dr. Anna Clarke join a class of 84 residents and 24 fellows – 49 women and 59 men from medical schools throughout the country and beyond – who arrived in Springfield in late June to begin their residencies.

Massachusetts is facing an unprecedented opiate crisis, and the severity of the issue has never been clearer for those combating it on the front lines: doctors and nurses in Baystate Health's emergency departments across western Massachusetts.

As hospitals and healthcare facilities across the nation prepare to meet the increasing care needs of an aging population, Baystate Health has received a $2,524,170 three-year grant from HRSA’s Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program to support quality care for older Americans.

The University of Massachusetts Medical School, Baystate Health, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst are planning to open a regional clinical campus of the medical school in Springfield. Students will begin enrolling in the 2017-18 academic year.